Month: May 2019

  • Skin Tones and Mosaic Portraits

    Skin Tones and Mosaic Portraits

    Finding the “Right” Color There is tremendous power in getting the colors right. No matter how loosely executed, an impressionistic landscape painting takes on photorealistic qualities merely by having the correct colors for a scene with its particular light. For that reason, most people wanting to make a mosaic portrait begin by trying to find…

  • Using Found Objects in Figurative Mosaics

    Using Found Objects in Figurative Mosaics

    Found objects can be used as mosaic tesserae based on their color and texture and shape, as another form of tile more or less, but found-objects of symbolic value add a whole new dimension to mosaics, one that is as cerebral as it is visual. You do not have to choose between making a found-object…

  • Community Project Mosaic Mural

    Community Project Mosaic Mural

    Artist Marilyn Keating makes wonderful whimsical mosaic sculptures, and she recently completed a mixed-media mosaic mural as part of her residency at Morris-Union’s Warren, NJ Developmental Learning Centers (DLC), which provide public school programs for students with autism or autistic-like behavior. I wanted to show pictures and talk about this mosaic because it was made…

  • Mosaics and Artistic Collaboration

    Mosaics and Artistic Collaboration

    Artist Cindy Christensen emailed us some pictures of several mosaic projects that she collaborated on with her woodworking husband, and I wanted to share them because they are all well executed and colorful. They are also great examples of how you can improve your mosaic art by partnering with someone who has more power tools…